Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs SS8

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  • The Great Pyramid was built for the pharaoh Khufu the second king of the fourth dynasty
  • The pyramids at Giza were built in the Old Kingdom
  • Pharaoh's of the fourth dynasty built the most famous pyramids
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    Three pyramids at Giza
  • Khufus pyramid is 756 ft long on each side
  • The Great Pyramid had 2,300,000 blocks of stone (2 1/2 tons in wieght)
  • Some blocks measured the size of two medium sized cars http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/sevenwonders/
  • Consruction of the Pyramid
  • The construction of the pyramid began immediately after the pharaoh was crowned king
  • Every year during the construction men died from falling blocks and stones
  • Underneath each pyramid is a smaller version which is known as the pyramid temple
  • After the pyramid's temple was completed large pits were dug out and boats were built in them the Egyptians believed that the pharaoh would use them in the next world
  • There were usually five or six pits
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    The Great Sphinx at Giza
  • http://www.unmuseum.org/kpyramid.htm
  • The Great Sphinx
  • Known as the guardian of the pyramids
  • The Sphinx somehow does not have a nose!
  • Stories say that Napoleon and his troops shot it off for target practice
  • Another story is that in 1378 a Sufi demolished the nose and ears one problem the Sphinx still has its ears
  • Valley of the Kings
  • The Valley of the Kings is divided into the East Valley and the West Valley
  • The Valley of the Kings contains 62 tombs
  • Ranging from a pit to over 120 chambers
  • The abbreviation (KV) stands for Kings Valley
  • Tombs are numbered in the order of their discovery, for example Ramesses (KV1)
  • The East Valley is where tourists mainly visit
  • The West Valley has minor tombs
  • http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/kv_list.htm
  • Key Terms
  • Afterlife-a life after death
  • Mummy-a dead body preserved in an life like condition
  • Pyramid-a hege building with
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  • Bibleography
  • http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/kv_list.htm
  • http://www.unmuseum.org/kpyramid.htm
  • Pearson Prentice Hall World Studies The Ancient World
  • Houghton Mifflin Company Boston Pyramid
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